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    [Adjective]  | "touchy" | \ ˈtə-chē \


    1: marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation

    2: calling for tact, care, or caution in treatment

    3: acutely sensitive or irritable


    Origin: 1602 ;

    [Adjective]  | "touchy-feely" | \ ˌtə-chē-ˈfē-lē \


    1: characterized by or encouraging interpersonal touching especially in the free expression of emotions; also : openly or excessively emotional and personal


    Origin: 1968 ;

    [Adjective]  | "touchy" 


    1: easily offended;


      * e.g., " ... watch what you say around him, as he's very touchy about every little thing "





    2: requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling;


      * e.g., " ... money is a touchy subject for many people and shouldn't be discussed casually "





    3: capable of catching or being set on fire;


      * e.g., " ... the experiment involves the use of some touchy chemicals, so caution is required "



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    [Adjective]  | "touchy-feely" 


    1: showing feeling freely;


      * e.g., " ... she is too touchy-feely and he is too stiff-upper-lip for their relationship to ever work out "





     [ "touchy" ]

    1: A person who:

      * e.g.,  ... Jenny- "Hey could you buy me some tampons while you're at the store?" 


     [ "touchy" ]

    2: a)is sensitive

      * e.g.,  ... Logan- sarcasm "I don't know, you know I'm kinda busy with eating, sleeping, joining a cult, eating..." 


     [ "touchy" ]

    3: b)takes things personally/literally.

      * e.g.,  ... Jenny- "Is it because you don't LOVE ME? You HATE ME don't you?!!!" 


     [ "touchy" ]

    4: c)a person who can't take a joke

      * e.g.,  ... Logan- *begins talking fast* "I can tell that you're kinda touchy, so um...OK." 

     [ "touchy" ]

    1: touch•y/ˈtəCHē/Adjective

      * e.g.,  ... Rusty can be a very touchy person. 


     [ "touchy" ]

    2:  (of a person) Someone who is oversensitive or abnormally irritable: “Rusty busted an old man’s hip after he referred to his phone as a toy”.


     [ "touchy" ]

    3:  (of an issue or situation) Must be handled with kid gloves; delicate topic: “Rusty’s phone company placed a data limit on his account”.

     [ "touchy touchy" ]

    1: to be touched physically multiple times in a sexual manner. (hands on thigh, hands on waist, hands on waist) being touchy touchy also includes being emotional. they act like they’re in a relationship with you when they really aren’t.

      * e.g.,  ... massidy was being so touchy touchy at the pool yesterday... caroline felt that the guy who liked her was being so touchy touchy with her... 

     [ "Touchie Touchie" ]

    1: An expression used when one touches the danger zones of another person.

      * e.g.,  ... What???? You're a man? *touchie touchie* 

     [ "Touchies" ]

    1: Intimate acts between two (or more) individuals that involve the use of his/her hands and/or mouth to provide sexual stimulation to his/her counterpart.

      * e.g.,  ... Having been loyal to eachother since junior high, the lovers never received touchies from anyone else. 

     [ "Touchi" ]

    1: Touchi From Vulgar Latin "to offend." A misspelling of the word touché. Sometimes confused with "touchy," which can make your statement sound inappropriate and may describe you when you realize you've used the word incorrectly. Sometimes used by people who think they are always right.

      * e.g.,  ... Good point; touchi. Ew! Don't do that to me! 

     [ "touchies" ]

    1: Physical act of touching an object with the back of the hands. Proper technique includes arms extended, wrists bent, fingers extended towards the ground, and palms inboard. Usually performed impulsively as a means of distraction or frustration when with a large group that is trying to make a time deadline.

      * e.g.,  ... "Sorry we are late, but right when we got back to the car, he had to do a touchies on this telephone pole half a mile away." 

     [ "Touchy" ]

    1: When a person gets curious of something and they touch it.

      * e.g.,  ... The baby was getting all touchy of the teenage sister's things. 

     [ "Touchy touchy time" ]

    1: Touchy touchy time is a phrase started and popularized by jonmosslol meaning to have sex or pleasure self

      * e.g.,  ... Me and this girl was in the room and we had touchy touchy time . 

     [ "Touchies" ]

    1: a womans breasts, boobs, titties, hooters. etc...

      * e.g.,  ... damn, look at those touchies. 

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